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Pulvilli are soft,
cushionlike pads on the feet of
insects and
other arthropods, such as the
housefly and
ixodid ticks. They are
located at the base of...
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generally have
paired lobes or
pulvilli,
meaning "little cushions".
There is a
single pulvillus below each unguis. The
pulvilli often have an
arolium between...
- The gens
Horatia was a
patrician family at
ancient Rome. In legend, the gens
dates back to the time of
Tullus Hostilius, the
third King of Rome. One of...
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different types of
smooth adhesive pads in
these organisms such as the arolia,
pulvilli, and euplantulae, all of
which have a
cuticle that is
extremely soft and...
- of each leg is a pair of claws, and
below them are two
adhesive pads,
pulvilli,
enabling the
housefly to walk up
smooth walls and
ceilings using Van der...
- pair of claws, and
between these are cushion-like
structures known as
pulvilli which provide adhesion. The
abdomen shows considerable variability among...
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December 2022. Zeegers, T.; Schulten, A. (2022).
Families of
Flies with
Three Pulvilli:
Field Guide Northwest Europe. Graveland: Jeugdbondsuitgeverij. pp. 256pp...
- hood and
dorsal tarsal humps; and
mammillated integument. All
stages have
pulvilli that are
unusually large for
Ornithodoros ticks. O.
madagascariensis larvae...
- extrapulmonary, intrapulmonary,
pulmonary pulvinus pulvin- cushion,
pillow pulvilli, pulvinar, pulvinated,
pulvinus pulvis pulver- dust,
powder pulverize,...
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hindwings or halteres. The tips of the legs have two
lobes on the
sides (
pulvilli) and a
central lobe (empodium) in
addition to two
claws that
enable them...
